Population growth rate: 2.73% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 36.45 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 7.13 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years : 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 49.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 65.64 years male: 63.02 years female : 68.39 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.89 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Guatemalan(s) adjective: Guatemalan
Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 44%